The oud, the ancient Middle Eastern string instrument which has crossed centuries, is the Syrian center and musical world around which the Syrians revolved for millennia. Deserving of its rich resonant voice, the oud continues even today to be the inspiration of the musicians as well as listeners. Woodcraft, ancient art, and music thrive and progress today in Syria as testimony to the cleverness and tenacity of the Syrians in adversity in contemporary times.
Most of the modern artists draw inspiration from the stunning design and symbolism chosen from the ancient Syrian heritage. By combining the people of the past life with the creativity of the modern art, they make the art worthy to the natives as well as the entire world. Incorporation is a process that yields the past and present relationship of the generations and sustains an enriched culture.
Revival crafts like blanket weaving technology make the country’s heritage a standard of inspiration. Literate weavers weave cloth with imagery and symbolism two centuries old, safeguarding threatened way of life from war and urbanization destruction. Revivals are economic empowerment and the reminder to Syrian society that theirs is a culture that lives.
Community workshops are similarly important arenas of artistic expertise and skill sharing. Practice exchange and mentorship are harnessed in practice in creating the next generations to value the role played by the traditional arts in enabling it to endure from generation to generation. Workshops enable cultural continuity through application of the historical wisdom and ingenuity.
Though the Syrian artists are bound by old paintings, they still create new fronts of art and even refrain from marking social mysteries and personal experience for interpretation by their paintings. New art is a technology-dominated genre mixture of old and new to precipitate an exigency towards the solution of future mysteries of modern Syrian society.
Literature, writers, and poets have been influenced by the nation’s history and create literature that has a blend of history and period setting in time. Literature has also acted as a good way of filling gaps of culture and belongingness, especially for refugees.
With Syria’s great multicultural heritage, protection and preservation of ancient works of art are hopes and assets. The work of art is evoking people to remember loss and expectation of renewal. Syrian artists, exercising sheer will power, are living up to their tradition in most by cultivating a red-hot culture debate of global interest.
From oud to canvas is not just an artistic renaissance but also the revival of Syrian heritage in modern times. Being new, as together, and committed to heritage, Syrian artists have room that continues to provide space for the traditional arts so that they may make a contribution to the modern and next generation.
